Cargo restraint assembly

ABSTRACT

An assembly for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in a container having corrugated or flat walls. The assembly comprises a cargo restraint device having a sleeve member having a base and defining a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support. The base having a securing surface facing opposite the cavity for securing the sleeve member to the wall. The assembly also includes a bracket engageable with the sleeve member having a securing surface for securing the bracket to the wall adjacent the cargo restraint device.

The present disclosure relates generally to a device, assembly andmethod for restraining cargo within a container.

BACKGROUND

Cargo transported for commercial and other uses is often shipped insemi-trailers or other trucks, railcars, ships, aircraft or othercontainers. In most instances, shifting or translation of cargo withinthe container can occur during shipping which can lead to damage. U.S.Pat. Nos. 6,533,513, 6,086,299 and 5,494,389, disclose cargo retentiondevices that have been well received in the shipping industry. A pair ofsuch cargo retention devices may be secured on opposed walls of theshipping container, and an elongated support in the form of a wood beamor the like is positioned across the bed of the shipping vehicle andengaged with the cargo retention devices to secure cargo. These devicesare less effective, however, when the walls of the shipping containerare corrugated because these devices are better suited for securement toflat walls.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to an assembly for engaging an elongatedsupport for restraining cargo in a container having a pair of opposedwalls. The assembly comprises a cargo restraint device including asleeve member having a base, a pair of support walls extending from thebase and a ledge extending from the base and interconnecting the supportwalls. The pair of support walls, the ledge and the base define a cavityfor receiving an end of the elongated support. The base has a securingsurface facing opposite the cavity for securing the sleeve member to oneof the container walls. The assembly also includes a cargo restraintbracket engageable with the sleeve member. The cargo restraint brackethas a securing surface for securing the cargo restraint bracket to thecontainer wall. The sleeve member may include an engaging member forengaging the cargo restraint bracket, and the cargo restraint bracketmay define a slot for receiving the engaging member.

The cargo restraint bracket may be slidably engageable with the sleevemember and selectively positionable relative to the cargo restraintdevice. For example, the cargo restraint bracket may be selectivelyslidable to a first position relative to the cargo restraint device orto a second position relative to the cargo restraint device. The firstposition may correspond to a trough of the container wall when thecontainer wall is corrugated and the cargo restraint device is securedto a peak of the container wall. The second position may correspond to apeak of the container wall when the cargo restraint device is secured toa trough of the container wall. As another example, the cargo restraintbracket may be slideable to a position such that the securing surface ofthe cargo restraint bracket is substantially flush with the securingsurface of the sleeve member when the container wall is flat.

The cavity may have a cavity width extending between the support walls.The securing surface of the sleeve member has a securing surface widthsubstantially along a length of the securing surface of the sleevemember, and the securing surface of the cargo restraint breaking has asecuring surface width substantially along a length of the securingsurface of the cargo restraint bracket. The securing surface width ofthe cargo restraint device and the securing surface width of the cargorestraint bracket may each be less than the cavity width. The securingsurface width of the cargo restraint device and the securing surfacewidth of the cargo restraint bracket may each be less than each of awidth of a peak of the container wall and a width of a trough of thecontainer wall if the container wall is corrugated.

The sleeve member may have two engaging members and the cargo restraintbracket is selectively engageable with either engaging member. Thesleeve member has two sides, each engaging member disposed on arespective side. The cargo restraint bracket may be selectivelyengageable with either engaging member. Each engaging member may have agenerally T-shaped cross section that extends substantially along aheight of a respective support wall.

The cargo restraint bracket may include a mounting wall defining a slotfor selectively receiving either engaging member. The mounting wall mayextend generally perpendicular to the securing surface of the cargorestraint bracket. The cargo restraint bracket may include aninterconnecting wall interconnecting the mounting wall and the securingsurface of the cargo restraint bracket. The interconnecting wall extendsat an angle relative to the securing surface of the cargo restraintbracket to define a pair of voids substantially along a length of thecargo restraint device.

The assembly can engage elongated supports of different sizes such as,for example, a 2×4 or a 4×4. Another assembly can be used with the otherwall so that the elongated support extends from the opposed corrugatedwall over the bed of the container.

Features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part inthe description which follows and the accompanying drawings describedbelow, wherein an embodiment of the disclosure is described and shown,and in part will become apparent upon examination of the followingdetailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a partial view of a shipping container and a cargo restraintassembly and an elongated support being used with another cargorestraint assembly (not shown) for restraining cargo in the shippingcontainer in accordance with an illustrated embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the cargo restraint assembliesand the elongated support and also illustrating the cargo restraintbrackets of the cargo restraint assemblies separated from the cargorestraint devices;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a corrugated wall illustrating one of the cargorestraint assemblies of FIG. 2 secured to the corrugated wall, with thecargo restraint device secured to a peak of the corrugated wall and thecargo restraint bracket secured to a trough of the corrugated walladjacent the peak;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a corrugated wall illustrating one of the cargorestraint assemblies of FIG. 2 secured to the corrugated wall, with thecargo restraint device secured to the trough of the corrugated wall andthe cargo restraint bracket secured to a peak of the corrugated walladjacent the peak;

FIG. 5(a) is a side view of the cargo restraint device of one of thecargo restraint assemblies of FIG. 2 and the elongated support in theform of a wood 2×4 engaged with the cargo restraint device;

FIG. 5(b) is a side view of the cargo restraint device of one of thecargo restraint assemblies of FIG. 2 and the elongated support in theform of a wood 4×4 engaged with the cargo restraint device;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the cavity side of one of the cargo restraintassemblies of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along the lines 7-7 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along the lines 8-8 of FIG. 6; and

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cargo restraint bracket of one ofthe cargo restraint assemblies of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a pair of cargo restraint assemblies 10 and anelongated support 12 for restraining cargo in a shipping container 14having a pair of opposed walls in the form of corrugated walls 16. Eachcargo restraint assembly 10 includes a cargo restraint device 20 and acargo restraint bracket 22 engageably with the cargo restraint device.The cargo restraint bracket 22 may be omitted in some applications.

In the illustrated embodiment, the pair of cargo restraint assemblies 10is secured to the opposed corrugated walls 16 of the container 14 and isengaged with the elongated support 12, with the elongated support 12extending elevated across the bed of the container 14. The cargorestraint assembly 10 and the elongated support 12 in accordance withthe present disclosure may be used for limiting or otherwise restrainingthe shifting of cargo being transported by or within the container 14,which may be in the form of any shipping vehicle or other container,such as, for example, any type of truck, railcar, ship or aircraft orother shipping vehicle.

The opposed corrugated walls 16 may comprise any suitable corrugatedstructure known in the art or otherwise. Each corrugated wall 16includes a plurality of peaks 30, a plurality of troughs 32, and aplurality of corrugation walls 34 extending at an angle from the peaksto the troughs and interconnecting the peaks and troughs. The peaks 30,troughs 32 and corrugation walls 34 define a plurality of canyons 36.The corrugation walls 34 may extend at any suitable angle from the peaks30 to the troughs 32 and may terminate on either end in rounded cornersor sharp corners. Each peak 30 has a peak width. Each trough 32 has atrough width that may be the substantially the same as the peak width.Each canyon 36 has a canyon width that decreases as it extends from thepeak 30 to the trough 32. The corrugations may, for example, becorrugated walls of the type associated with containers used by railowned or rail associated carriers such as, for example, NorfolkSouthern, Union Pacific, CSX, BNSF, CN, or CP, or freight companies suchas, for example, JB Hunt, Schneider National, Hub Group, XPO Logistics,Swift Transportation, Werner, Knight Transportation, C.H. Robinson orAPL Logistics. The corrugations may have any other suitableconfigurations. Walls 16 may instead by flat walls.

In the illustrated embodiment of the present disclosure, the cargorestraint device 20 comprises generally a sleeve member 40 including abase 42, a pair of parallel spaced lateral support walls 44 and a ledge46 extending from the base and interconnecting the pair of spacedlateral support walls. The lateral support walls 44 and the ledge 46extend away from a top of the base 42 and define an open sided cavity 50for receiving the end of the elongated support 12 to engage theelongated support. The base 42 includes a ramp 52 adjacent the open sideof the cavity 50 and an extension member 54 extending from the ledge 46on the opposite side of the cavity 50 along the length of the base. Thebase 42 also includes a gusset 56 interconnecting the ledge 46 and theextension member 54. The illustrated base 42 comprises a series ofstruts 58 extending longitudinally and laterally to provide sufficientstrength while also affording manufacturing economies. The cargorestraint device 20 may have other configurations in accordance withother embodiments of the present disclosure.

The base 42 also includes a securing surface 60 associated with a bottomof the base, extending along substantially the entire length of thebase, for selectively securing the cargo restraint device 20 to one ofthe peaks 30 or one of the troughs 32 of one of the corrugated walls 16of the container 14 or to a flat wall. Instead, if the wall of thecontainer is flat, the securing surface 60 may be secured to the flatwall. The securing surface 60 faces opposite the cavity 50. In theillustrated embodiment, the securing surface 60 is longer than thelateral support walls 44 and extends substantially the entire length ofthe base 42, from along a bottom of the lead end of the ramp 52 to alonga bottom of the extension member 54. The securing surface 60 has a widththe same or slightly less than each of the peak width and the troughwidth to facilitate securement to the peak 30 or trough 32 if the cargorestraint device is being secured to a corrugated wall. The extensionmember 54 terminates in a pry tab 62 defining an opening forfacilitating removal of the cargo restraint device 20 or cargo restraintassembly 10 from the corrugated wall 16 with any suitable tool or otherdevice or by hand. The base 42 may have other configurations inaccordance with other embodiments of the present disclosure.

The securing surface 60 may include an adhesive for securing thesecuring surface selectively to the wall. The adhesive may be in anysuitable form. The adhesive may, for example, be in the form of anacrylic based or rubber based adhesive. A removable release liner mayalso be included. After removal of the release liner, the cargorestraint device 20 can be pressed against one of the walls 16 of thecontainer 14 to selectively secure it to the peak 30 or trough 32 or,alternatively, to a flat wall. The adhesive may be instead disposeddirectly on the rear surface, may be in the form of a two-sided tapewith a removable release liner, or may be in any other suitable form.

The width of the cavity 50 is greater than the width of the securingsurface 60 to accommodate elongated supports 12 having a lateraldimension greater than the width of the securing surface 60. The base 42also includes a pair of base walls 80 extending from the lateral supportwalls toward the securing surface 60 at an obtuse angle. The width ofthe base 42 as measured from the outside of the base walls 80 as thebase walls extend from the lateral support walls 44 to the securingsurface 60 decreases to form a pair of voids 82 on opposed sides of thebase 42 such that the base walls can be received by the canyon 36 if thesleeve member 40 is secured to one of the troughs 32.

The illustrated sleeve member 40 is sized and configured to selectivelyreceive in the cavity 50 as the elongated support 12 either a wood 2×4or a wood 4×4 (see, e.g., FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b)) even though the lateraldimension of either such support may exceed a peak width or a troughwidth. The cavity 50 can receivably engage an elongated support 12having a lateral dimension greater the width of the securing surface120. In the case of the wood 2×4, the longer side of the 2×4 extendsalong the width of the cavity 50. The base 42 includes a pair of teeth90 to define a cavity 92 within cavity 50 for receivably engaging a 4×4and another pair of teeth 94 to define a cavity 96 within cavity 50 forengaging a 2×4. The base 42 also defines a pry slot 100 contiguous withthe cavity 50 for facilitating removal of the elongated support 12. Thepry slot 100 extends along the length of the base from or otherwiseadjacent a front end of the ramp 52 to beyond both pairs of teeth 90 and94 and is disposed between teeth 90 and between teeth 94 so that theprying slot 100 can be used to facilitate removal of either a 2×4 or a4×4, depending upon which elongated support 12 is selected forinstallation. The sleeve member 40 may have other configurations and maybe configured to receive other elongated supports in accordance withother embodiments of the present disclosure.

The sleeve member 40 also includes an engaging member in the form of aconnector 110 on the outside of each lateral support wall 44 removablyattachable and slidably engageable with the cargo restraint bracket 22.In the illustrated embodiment, the cargo restraint bracket 22 isslidable relative to the sleeve member 40 of the cargo restraint device20 such that it can be positioned anywhere along the length of theconnector 110. For example, the cargo restraint bracket 22 can bepositioned such that it can be secured on a trough 32 when the sleevemember 40 is secured to an adjacent peak 30; the cargo restraint bracketcan be positioned such that it can be secured to a peak when the sleevemember is secured to an adjacent trough; or the cargo restraint bracketcan be positioned such that the securing surfaces 60 and 120 aresubstantially flush when the cargo restraint assembly 10 is secured to aflat wall.

Each of the illustrated connectors 110 has a T-shaped cross section. Theconnectors 110 may extend from the top of the lateral support wall 44toward the bottom of the lateral support wall substantially the entireheight of the lateral support wall to provide a rigid engagement withthe cargo restraint bracket 22. The structure of connector 110 alsofacilitates removal of the cargo restraint bracket 22 together withcargo restraint device 20 using the pry tab 62. The engaging member mayhave any other configuration in accordance with other embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

The cargo restraint bracket 22 comprises a securing surface 120 forselectively engaging one of the peaks 30 or troughs 32 adjacent thecargo restraint device 20 when the cargo restraint device 20 is securedto an adjacent trough or peak. Instead, the securing surface 120 can besecured on a flat wall such that it is adjacent the cargo restraintdevice 20 when the cargo restraint assembly 10 is secured on a flatwall. The cargo restraint bracket 22 also includes a mounting wall 122,and an interconnecting wall 124 interconnecting the securing surface 120and the mounting wall. The length of the mounting wall 122 issubstantially the same as the length of the lateral support walls 44.The securing surface 120 has a width the same or slightly less than eachof the peak width and trough width to facilitate engagement with thepeak 30 or trough 32. The mounting wall 122 and the interconnecting wall124 define a slot 130 having a T-shaped opening for receiving one of theconnectors 110 of the cargo restraint device 20 for engaging the cargorestraint device and the cargo restraint bracket 22. The slot 130extends the entire height of the mounting wall 122 to theinterconnecting wall 124 so that the cargo restraint bracket 22 can beadjustably positioned relative to the cargo restraint device 20 duringinstallation. The cargo restraint bracket 22 also includes a pluralityof gussets 132 interconnecting the securing surface 120 and the mountingwall 122 to provide strength and rigidity in a cost effective manner.The height of the mounting wall 122 is slightly less than the height ofthe lateral support wall 44 of the cargo restraint device 20. The widthof the securing surface 120 of the cargo restraint bracket 22 issubstantially the same as the width of the securing surface 60 of thecargo restraint device 20. The securing surface 120 may include anadhesive for securing the securing surface selectively to one of thepeaks 30 or troughs 32. The adhesive may be in any suitable form such asthe adhesive associated with the securing surface 60. A removablerelease liner may also be included. After removal of the release liner,the cargo restraint bracket 22 can be pressed against one of the walls16 of the container 14 to secure it to the peak 30 or trough 32 or,instead, to a flat wall. The cargo restraint bracket 22 may have otherconfigurations in accordance with other embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

The illustrated embodiment of cargo restraint assembly 10 can be used inmany different applications because it can be used with corrugated wallsor flat walls of a container 14. When the cargo restraint assembly 10 isbeing secured to a corrugated wall of a container 14, the cargorestraint device 20 may be secured selectively to one of the peaks 30 orone of the troughs 32 of the corrugated wall 16 and to selectivelyengage a 2×4 or a 4×4 elongated support 12 even though the lateraldimensions of these elongated supports may be greater than the width ofeach of the peak and the trough. When the cargo restraint device 20 issecured to a trough 32 of a corrugated wall of a container, the sleevemember 40 can be readily received within the canyon 36 because of theconfiguration of the securing surface 60, the interconnecting walls 80and the voids 82. The cargo restraint device 20 may be installed withthe open side of cavity 50 facing upward so that the elongated supportrests on the ledge 46.

When the cargo restraint assembly 10 is instead being secured to a flatwall of a container, the cargo restraint device 20 may be secured on thewall to selectively engage a 2×4 or a 4×4 elongated support 12. Thecargo restraint device 20 may be installed with the open side of cavity50 facing upward so that the elongated support rests on the ledge 46.

The cargo restraint bracket 22 may, optionally, be secured to the cargorestraint device 20 to provide additional strength and stability to thecargo restraint device 20. The cargo restraint bracket 22 may be readilyinstalled. If the cargo restraint device 20 is secured on a peak 30, thecargo restraint bracket 22 may be attached to one of the lateral supportwalls 44, slidably and adjustably positioned such that the securingsurface 120 is positioned lower relative to the corrugated wall 16 thanthe securing surface 60 of the cargo restraint device 20, and secured tothe trough 32 immediately adjacent either side of the peak. If the cargorestraint device 20 is secured on a trough 32, the cargo restraintbracket 22 may be attached to one of the lateral support walls 44,slidably and adjustably positioned such that the securing surface 120 ishigher relative to the corrugated wall 16 than the securing surface 60of the cargo restraint device 20, and secured to the peak 30 immediatelyadjacent either side of the trough. If the cargo restraint device 20 issecured on a flat wall, the cargo restraint bracket 22 may be attachedto one of the lateral support walls 44, slidably and adjustablypositioned such that the securing surface 120 is substantially flushwith the securing surface 60 of the cargo restraint device 20, andsecured to the flat wall immediately adjacent either side of the cargorestraint device 10.

Although the cargo restraint bracket 22 may be secured to either lateralsupport wall 44 of the cargo restraint device 20 for positioning oneither adjacent side, the cargo restraint assembly 10 typically providesbetter load support if the cargo restraint bracket is secured to thecargo restraint device 20 opposite the location of the cargo. Once thecargo has reached its destination, the elongated support 12 can bereadily separated from the cargo restraint assembly 10 using pry slot100. Additionally, the cargo restraint assembly 10, including the cargorestraint bracket 22, can be readily separated from the corrugated wall16 using the pry tab 62 of the cargo restraint device 20, which isfacilitated by the connectors 110.

The cargo restraint assembly 10 may have any suitable dimensionsdepending on the dimensions of the corrugations of the corrugated walls16 and depending on the dimensions of the selected elongated support 12.For example, the dimensions of the cargo restraint assembly 10 cancomplement the dimensions of the corrugated walls 16 of the typecontainers used by rail owned or rail associated carriers such as, forexample, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, CSX, BNSF, CN, or CP, and canbe configured to selectively receive a wood 2×4 or a 4×4. With thisembodiment, the width of the cavity 50 may be about 3⅝ inches; the widthof the base 42 as measured from the outsides of the lateral supportwalls 44 may be about 3 15/16 inches; the width of each of the securingsurface 60 of the cargo restraint device 20 and the securing surface 120of the cargo restraint bracket 22 may be about 2⅝ inches, the length ofthe securing surface 60 of the cargo restraint device 20 may be about7.62 inches; the length of the securing surface 120 of the cargorestraint bracket 22 and the lengths of the lateral support walls 44 andthe mounting wall 122 are each about 5.56 inches.

The cargo restraint assembly 10 is more effective than prior artproducts because it can perform well in railcars, semi-trailers or othercontainers 14 having corrugated walls 16 and also can instead be usedwith flat walls. Because of the configuration of the cargo restraintdevice 10 and the cargo restraint bracket 22, the cargo restraintassembly 10 is easy to install such that each of the cargo restraintdevice and the cargo restraint bracket 22 is secured to either a peak 30or trough 32 of the corrugated walls 16 or to a flat wall and the cargorestraint assembly is able to withstand substantial cargo loads.Additionally, the cargo restraint device 20 is configured to engagedifferent sized elongated supports 12 especially where the widths of thepeaks and troughs may be less than the lateral dimension of theelongated support. The cargo restraint devices 20 also are configuredsuch that the elongated supports 12 can be readily pried away andseparated from the sleeve members 40 and such that the cargo restraintdevices 20 can also be readily removed from the corrugated walls 16.

The present disclosure also includes a method for engaging the elongatedsupport 12 for restraining cargo in the container 14. The method mayinclude securing to one of the walls of the container the sleeve member40. If the wall is corrugated, this may include selectively securing thesleeve member to one of the peaks or one of the troughs. The method alsoincludes engaging the sleeve member and the cargo restraint bracket 22by, for example, selectively inserting one of the connectors 110 intothe slot 130 of the cargo restraint bracket and securing the securingsurface of the bracket to the wall which, if the wall is corrugated,includes selectively securing the securing surface 120 of the bracket tothe other one of the peaks or one of the troughs. The method includesadjustably positioning the bracket relative to the sleeve member 40 bysliding the bracket 22 relative to the sleeve member and inserting theend of the elongated support 12 into the cavity 50 to engage theelongated support and the sleeve member. These steps may be performedwith another cargo restraint assembly 10 on the other wall of thecontainer.

While embodiments have been illustrated and described in the drawingsand foregoing description, such illustrations and descriptions areconsidered to be exemplary and not restrictive in character, it beingunderstood that only illustrative embodiments have been shown anddescribed and that all changes and modifications that come within thespirit of the disclosure are desired to be protected. The descriptionand figures are intended as illustrations of embodiments of thedisclosure, and are not intended to be construed as having or implyinglimitation of the disclosure to those embodiments. There are a pluralityof advantages of the present disclosure arising from various featuresset forth in the description. It will be noted that alternativeembodiments of the disclosure may not include all of the featuresdescribed yet still benefit from at least some of the advantages of suchfeatures. Those of ordinary skill in the art may readily devise theirown implementations of the disclosure and associated methods, withoutundue experimentation, that incorporate one or more of the features ofthe disclosure and fall within the spirit and scope of the presentdisclosure and the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:
 1. An assembly for engaging an elongatedsupport for restraining cargo in a container having at least one wall,the assembly comprising: a cargo restraint device including a sleevemember having a base, a pair of lateral support walls extending from thebase and a ledge extending from the base and interconnecting the lateralsupport walls, the pair of lateral support walls, the ledge and the basedefining a cavity for receiving an end of the elongated support, thebase having a securing surface facing opposite the cavity for securingthe sleeve member to the wall; and a bracket engageable with at leastone of the lateral support walls of the sleeve member outside of thecavity, the bracket having a securing surface for securing the bracketto the wall; wherein the bracket is selectively slidable relative to thecargo restraint device to a first position relative to the cargorestraint or to a second position relative to the cargo restraintdevice, the first position corresponding to a trough of the wall whenthe wall is corrugated and the cargo restraint device is secured to apeak of the wall and the second position corresponding to a peak of thewall when the cargo restraint device is secured to a trough of the wall.2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the bracket is slideable to aposition such that the securing surface of the bracket is substantiallyflush with the securing surface of the sleeve member.
 3. The assembly ofclaim 1 wherein the cavity has a cavity width extending between thelateral support walls and the securing surface of the sleeve member hasa securing surface width substantially along a length of the securingsurface of the sleeve member, the securing surface width being less thanthe cavity width.
 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the wall iscorrugated and the securing surface width of the sleeve member is nogreater than each of a width of a peak of the wall and a width of atrough of the wall.
 5. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the securingsurface of the bracket has a securing surface width substantially alonga length of the securing surface of the bracket, the securing surfacewidth of the bracket being less than the cavity width.
 6. The assemblyof claim 5 wherein the wall is corrugated and the securing surface widthof the bracket is no greater than each of a width of a peak of the walland a width of a trough of the wall.
 7. The assembly of claim 1 whereinthe sleeve member includes an engaging member for engaging the bracket.8. An assembly for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargoin a container having at least one wall, the assembly comprising: acargo restraint device including a sleeve member having a base, a pairof support walls extending from the base and a ledge extending from thebase and interconnecting the support walls, the pair of support walls,the ledge and the base defining a cavity for receiving an end of theelongated support, the base having a securing surface facing oppositethe cavity for securing the sleeve member to the wall; and a bracketengageable with the sleeve member, the bracket having a securing surfacefor securing the bracket to the wall; wherein the sleeve member includesa first engaging member for engaging the bracket; and wherein thebracket defines a slot for receiving the first engaging member, thebracket being slidably engageable with the sleeve member and beingselectively positionable relative to the cargo restraint device.
 9. Theassembly of claim 8 wherein the sleeve member has a second engagingmember, the bracket selectively engageable with either the firstengaging member or the second engaging member.
 10. The assembly of claim9 wherein the first and second the first engaging member is disposed onone of the support walls and the second engaging member disposed on theother support wall, the bracket being selectively engageable with eitherof the first engaging member or the second engaging member.
 11. Theassembly of claim 8 wherein the first engaging member is disposed on oneof the support walls and extends substantially along a height of the onesupport wall.
 12. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the first engagingmember has a generally T-shaped cross section.
 13. The assembly of claim8 wherein the sleeve member has a second engaging member, each of thefirst and second engaging members having a generally T-shaped crosssection, the bracket selectively engageable with either engaging member.14. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the first engaging member isdisposed on one of the support walls and the second engaging member isdisposed on the other support wall.
 15. The assembly of claim 13 whereinthe slot configured to selectively receive either engaging member andthe bracket includes a mounting wall defining the slot, the mountingwall extends generally perpendicular to the securing surface of thebracket.
 16. The assembly of claim 15 further including aninterconnecting wall interconnecting the mounting wall and the securingsurface of the bracket, the interconnecting wall extending at an anglerelative to the securing surface of the bracket to define a voidsubstantially along a length of the cargo restraint device.
 17. Theassembly of claim 8 wherein the bracket includes a mounting wallengageable with the first engaging member of the sleeve member and aninterconnecting wall interconnecting the mounting wall and the securingsurface of the bracket, the mounting wall extending generallyperpendicular to the securing surface of the bracket.
 18. The assemblyof claim 17 wherein the interconnecting wall extends at an anglerelative to the securing surface of the bracket to define a voidsubstantially along a length of the cargo restraint device.
 19. Anassembly for engaging an elongated support for restraining cargo in acontainer having at least one wall, the assembly comprising: a cargorestraint device including a sleeve member having a base, a pair oflateral support walls extending from the base and a ledge extending fromthe base and interconnecting the lateral support walls, the pair oflateral support walls, the ledge and the base defining a cavity forreceiving an end of the elongated support, the base having a securingsurface facing opposite the cavity for securing the sleeve member to thewall, the sleeve member having a first engaging member; and a bracketdefining a slot to receive the first engaging member to engage thesleeve member and the bracket, the bracket being slidably engageablewith the sleeve member and being selectively positionable relative tothe cargo restraint device, the bracket having a securing surface forsecuring the bracket to the wall.
 20. The assembly of claim 19 whereinthe bracket is selectively slidable relative to the cargo restraintdevice to a first position relative to the cargo restraint device or toa second position relative to the cargo restraint device, the firstposition corresponding to a trough of the wall when the wall iscorrugated and the cargo restraint device is secured to a peak of thewall and the second position corresponding to a peak of the wall whenthe cargo restraint device is secured to a trough of the wall.
 21. Theassembly of claim 19 wherein the bracket is slideable to a position suchthat the securing surface of the bracket is substantially flush with thesecuring surface of the sleeve member.
 22. The assembly of claim 19wherein the cavity has a cavity width extending between the supportwalls and the securing surface of the sleeve member has a securingsurface width substantially along a length of the securing surface ofthe sleeve member, the securing surface width being less than the cavitywidth.
 23. The assembly of claim 19 wherein the sleeve member has asecond engaging member, the bracket selectively engageable with eitherthe first or second engaging member.